I had backed off on my Cassel hate in the second half of the season because he actually started to play with a modicum of competence. But I never stopped being wary of him, because he was playing well against shitty, shitty ****ing teams.

But today is proof positive that Cassel is NOT the answer. He will NOT be a franchise quarterback. He simply doesn't have the ability or the intelligence that is required. He never really progressed this season; he just managed to not shit himself against the NFC West.

IMO, this is why the pick won't be traded. What team in the running for him would trade it? Indy - no, MIA - no, SEA - no, DEN - no, STL or JAX - maybe.

Those 2 teams maybe, the trade offers would be crazy, it might take at least the next 2 years' first round picks, or more since everyone knows that whoever Luck goes to will be picking No. 32 in the first round for the next eleventy years.

IMO, this is why the pick won't be traded. What team in the running for him would trade it? Indy - no, MIA - no, SEA - no, DEN - no, STL or JAX - maybe.

Those 2 teams maybe, the trade offers would be crazy, it might take at least the next 2 years' first round picks, or more since everyone knows that whoever Luck goes to will be picking No. 32 in the first round for the next eleventy years.

If I were a team trading out of the first I would want to charge KC more than I would other teams because of the talent we already have. He would turn us around more quickly than he would a team like Miami or Seattle. Our pick would be far lower than those teams if each of us had Luck.